Saturday, April 20, 2024
News

Gujarat: DGFT official allegedly dies by suicide after arrest by CBI in bribery case

   SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend    Print this Page   COMMENT

Rajkot (Gujarat) | March 26, 2023 3:06:22 AM IST
The Joint Director of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) who was detained in a bribery case, died allegedly by suicide on Saturday in Rajkot, the police said.

According to the police, the deceased, Jawri Mal Bishnoi was arrested by CBI in a bribery case on Friday.

Police said that Bishnoi was taken to the hospital soon after the incident where the doctors declared him brought dead.

Rajkot Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Sudhir Desai, a case of unnatural death has been registered and further investigation is underway.

"Jawri Mal Bishnoi, a joint director in DGFT, Rajkot, was arrested by CBI in a bribery case yesterday. Today morning, he jumped from the window of his chamber and later died at the hospital. A case of unnatural death has been registered, and further investigation is underway," the DCP told the reporters.

He further said that Bishnoi was detained in the connection with a case where he was accused of taking a bribe. (ANI)

 
  LATEST COMMENTS ()
POST YOUR COMMENT
Comments Not Available
 
POST YOUR COMMENT
 
 
TRENDING TOPICS
 
 
CITY NEWS
MORE CITIES
 
 
INDIA WORLD ASIA
Mumbai Customs seize gold worth Rs 5.71 ...
Lok Sabha polls: Tamil Nadu records 69.4...
Tripura: Two polling officials suspended...
'Rajasthan is BJP's fortress and we will...
LS polls: 25 candidates file nominations...
West Bengal: Fire breaks out at supermar...
More...    
 
 Top Stories
Delhi Excise policy case: Court res... 
LSG skipper KL Rahul surpasses CSK ... 
Karnataka: Congress workers hold pr... 
YSRCP candidate KK Raju files nomin... 
Daytime Emmy Awards introduce categ... 
Congress in Kerala is pro-BJP: CPM ... 
"Viksit Bharat is not a high fly dr... 
Andhra Pradesh: "Every tribal loves...